Underground mining in Ohio dates back to the early 19th century, and thanks to acid runoff, the hundreds of now abandoned coal mines are a poison to the state’s waterways and ecology. To experiment ...

In Hungary, several villages were devastated earlier this week when a highly caustic waste product from an aluminum factory poured out of its holding reservoir. Four people were killed as the red ...

There are thousands of other versions of the chemistry. PFOS and PFOA alone are so toxic that concentrations of just 1 part per billion of either chemical in sludge exceed EPA safety guidelines, the ...

Sludge, a byproduct of sewage treatment, is often spread on fields as fertilizer. But growing research shows that toxic chemicals like PFAS are lurking in the muck — and getting into our food. Sludge, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 27, 2025) With the confluence of science and law, the spotlight is on sewage sludge fertilizer and its contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to a new federal analysis that pins the blame on toxic forever chemicals. The ...

RAMAPO ‒ A property contaminated years ago by the illegal dumping of toxic paint sludge has been earmarked for cleanup under the New York State Superfund program for hazardous waste sites. The ...

Researchers have developed a simplified, sustainable method of converting sewage sludge from wastewater treatment into high-value activated carbon that can be used in a wide range of industrial and ...